Lyrics

MOORING

By: Jim L'Esperance

Well I believe the time for you will come to pass
You will catch you wind
And batten down the hatch
Through the cresting waves you’ll rumble out to sea
And when you do I pray that you’ll remember me

There was a time you listened fast to all my tales
It never crossed your mind
To raise your sails
But there’s a race that I’ve been teaching you to run
And I’m afraid you’ll have to leave us when I’m done

Little girl
Young lady
Confident yet kind
Full of hope and wonder
For now I’m glad you’re mine
And when the winds come calling
I know you’ll be alright
But there’s a mooring in my harbor
That no one else
Will ever tie
There’s a mooring in my harbor
That no one else
Will ever tie

I believe the time for you will be a sight
And in the moon your mast will glisten in the night
And in your wake they’ll find the answers to their prayers
If you remember him and know that he is there

West of Cundy’s harbor
There’s an exit route you’ve never seen
You come about to starboard
When the tide is high and the wind northeast
But once you’ve seen the ocean
Our big ole' town will seem so small
You’ll hit your stride and look around
And big old dad won’t seem so tall
Anymore

Well I wanted you before you came to be
And what I imagined then is just what I see
Though I didn’t know, I knew you’d be a girl
And though I wish it’d stop
Time’s gonna have it’s turn

Little girl
Young lady
Confident yet kind
Full of hope and wonder
For now I’m glad you’re mine
And when the winds come calling
I know you’ll be alright
But there’s a mooring in my harbor
That no one else
Will ever tie
There’s a mooring in my harbor
That no one else
Will ever tie